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Ophiuroidea
(redirected from ophiuroids)

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Noun1.Ophiuroidea - brittle stars and basket stars
class Ophiuroidea
Echinodermata, phylum Echinodermata - radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers
Ophiurida, subclass Ophiurida - brittle stars
Euryalida, subclass Euryalida - basket stars
class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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In the southern sector, a general lower abundance of scallops and predators, together with higher density of ophiuroids, in comparison with the other sector.
Primary settlement substrate of scallop, Zygochlamys patagonica (King ... by Bremec, Claudia; Escolar, Mariana; Schejter, Laura; Genzano, Gabriel / Journal of Shellfish Research
Cuttlefish feed predominantly on fishes and crustaceans (Lipinski, 1992) and therefore the lack of any strong association with ophiuroids is to be expected.
Habitat use by demersal nekton on the continental shelf in the ... by Gibbons, Mark J.; Goosen, Andre J.J.; Wickens, Patti A. / Fishery Bulletin
Carter and Steele (1982b), using their own results and data from nonconcomitant studies conducted at different sites in Newfoundland (Squires, 1970; Ennis, 1973), have suggested that lobsters of 12-73 mm CL consume sea urchins, ophiuroids, and mussels more frequently than larger (adult) lobsters.
Ontogenetic shifts in natural diet during benthic stages of American ... by Sainte-Marie, Bernard; Chabot, Denis / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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